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Perform with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Young string players invited to join the professionals
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra are coming to town and are
inviting over 100 young string players to join them including Gloucester
Academy of Music's Junior, Intermediate, Senior and Advanced Strings
groups.
Together they will rehearse and perform Fiddler’s Hill by Jeff Moore.
Jeff’s work brings string players together and is designed to be
performed by string players from beginner to professional. All GAM
Strings players of grade 1 standard and above will be invited so please keep your diaries free
for the 18th and 19th February 2016. The two day workshop will culminate in a performance at
Cheltenham Town Hall.
Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who
supported Shulah Oliver's cake stall in
aid of Guide Dogs. £34.00 was raised
from cake sales which brings the total
amount that Shulah has raised to
nearly £47000. Shulah’s target is £50 000 by the end of
the year! Well done Shulah!
2016 MUSIC HOLIDAY COURSES from
Gloucester Academy of Music
The dates of our 2016 Music Holiday
Courses are now available. We are
offering a 12.5% Booking Discount
for bookings made before the 15th
October for any students who
attended in 2015 and would like to
come again for 2016.
Feedback from 2015 included :
Congratulations to the Gloucester Academy
of Music 2015 Prize Winners
At the end of the summer term we were pleased to
recognise the musical achievement of the following
students in our annual prize giving:
Tony Hewitt Prize for a
GAM Leaver was awarded to
Esme Spry.
Gretel Fox Memorial Prize
for the Most Improved
Student was awarded to
Harriet Seaward.
Esme Spry who is now studying at the
Birmingham Conservatoire
Anita Hewitt –Jones Memorial Prize for the furtherance
of Cello studies was awarded to Caitlin Wild
Jillian Whitehead Memorial Cup for Adult Achievement
was awarded to Cazzy Docherty
We would also like to say well done to all of our students
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musical enthusiasm and achievements.
“Excellent combination of music fun and pastoral care!”
“A happy child, with more musical friends and happy musical
memories”
Bournemouth Symphony
Orchestra
1
Exam Congratulations
2
“An essential part of my child’s summer for the past five
years!”
GAM Prize Giving
1
Ecclesiastical thanks
2
Holiday Courses
1
Oboe & Flute Lessons
2
Guide Dog Cake Stall
1
Recorder Tutor
2
Performance Platforms
2
For more information please see www.gamusic.co.uk or email
[email protected] or speak to Naomi in the office.
Follow us on @glosacadmusic
www.gamusic.co.uk
01452 668592
ABRSM EXAM CONGRATULATIONS!
INSTRUMENT
GRADE
RESULT
CHARLOTTE BRANHAM- TEMPEST
STUDENT NAME
CELLO
Prep Test
Prep Test
PHILIP BRODZIK
VIOLIN
1
Pass
LILLY FRALL
PIANO
2
Pass
BEN FRITH
CELLO
5
Distinction
ELIZABETH GREEN
CELLO
4
Merit
PHIL HARDING
PIANO
4
Pass
HAYLEY HYMANS
CELLO
8
Merit
ELEANOR JONES
PIANO
4
Pass
NINA JONES
PIANO
3
Pass
HANA MARRIETTE
VIOLIN
7
Distinction
BEN MARTIN
SINGING
1
Merit
FIONNUALA MURPHY
SINGING
5
Merit
FIONNUALA MURPHY
PIANO
5
Pass
FIONNUALA MURPHY
VIOLIN
7
Merit
ELIZABETH NUNN
VIOLIN
3
Merit
KATYA OXLEY
CELLO
4
Pass
NOAH OXLEY
PIANO
3
Pass
HERMIONE SMITH
CELLO
6
Merit
ALEX STEFANYSZYN
VIOLIN
7
Pass
SINGING
8
Merit
EMILY WAN
VIOLIN
7
Merit
HARRIET HURLEY
THEORY
5
Pass
WILLIAM WEBSTER
THEORY
5
Pass
KATY TAYLOR
Gloucester Academy of Music Exam Congratulations!
Student Name
Instrument
Grade
Result
Oliver Barley
Cello
3
Distinction
Peter Candish
Viola
2
Merit
Daisy Denton
Cello
2
Distinction
Millie Stanton
Viola
4
Distinction
Poppy Thorogood
Violin
Prelim
Honours
George Thorogood
Cello
Prelim
Honours
Oliver Wiles
Cello
1
Merit
We would like to say a big thank
you to both Flavia Jones and
Ecclesiastical Insurance for their
support with our new Accounting
system.
We are delighted to have
Louise Sprekelsen joining us
as a Tutor for OBOE and
FLUTE.
If you would like to take the
opportunity to have lessons
with Louise here at GAM
please contact Naomi in the
office.
Performance Platforms
Our Performance Platforms
this term will be held on
Saturday 17th October and
Saturday 28th November at
1.30pm. They are the
ideal opportunity to gain performance
practice in an informal and friendly setting.
Please add your name to the list in the
Barbican House hallway or email Naomi on
[email protected] if you would like to
take part.
Gloucester Academy of Music Students to Welcome
Birmingham Conservatoire’s Head of Recorder
Gloucester Academy of Music Students will have the opportunity this term to meet the Head of Recorder
from Birmingham Conservatoire. Annabel Knight will be visiting GAM and giving short performances to
our students. She is also hoping to start a Recorder group here in Gloucester. A nnabel has established
a successful performing and teaching career as a recorder player and historical flautist, which has
taken her across the UK, Europe and America. She has given recitals at the Wigmore Hall and South
Bank and many radio broadcasts and CD recordings notably with Passacaglia, and the recorder
quintet Fontanella. We are very excited to be welcoming her to Gloucester.
MORE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: THE CHRISTMAS JUNIOR DEPARTMENT CONCERT WILL BE ON SATURDAY 5th DECEMBER &
THE SENIOR DEPARTMENT CONCERT WILL BE ON MONDAY 30TH NOVEMBER.